RUMFORD — Richard S. Shulman, M.D., a cardiologist, has recently established an outpatient cardiology practice at Rumford Hospital. Initially, he will be available for both outpatient and inpatient consults on Tuesdays. Emergency cardiology coverage, 24/7, is provided along with the other physicians of Central Maine Heart Associates.

Shulman’s practice is in the specialty clinics at Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford. Diagnostic testing including ECHO, ECHO Stress and ETT are available for every Tuesday consultation session. His office may be contacted at 753-3900.

Shulman spent the first decade of his career as chief of cardiology at Brown University and The Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island, and the next two decades in the private practice of cardiology as managing partner of Cardiovascular Associates of Rhode Island. He has published extensively in the area of lipid metabolism.

Shulman is a member of a number of professional organizations, and maintains fellowship affiliations with the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Society of Cardiac Magnetic Imaging.

Dr. Shulman and his wife live in Bethel. They have a son, who is a neurologist in Waterville, and daughter, who is a graduate student at Orono.